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BiographyJonathan Shapiro
Born in Cape Town in 1958 and also known as Zapiro. Could not imagine a career in cartooning, so studied architecture at University of Cape Town. Could not…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Chapter 3 - It’s a Mystery. Or is it? by Amanda Esterhuysen
… were able to show that the woman had lived around 1600. She had died between the ages of 45 and 60, and she had …
PlaceMcgregor Museum, Kimberley
Longtime museum with diverse exhibits including: Paleontology; Ethnography & Zoology collections. The McGregor Museum was originally located in Chapel Street,…
BiographyCharles W H Kohler
As the driving force behind the creation of the Ko-operatieve Wijn-bouwers Vereniging van Zuid-Afrika, Beperkt (The Co-operative Wine Growers' Association of…
BiographyOlive Schreiner
Olive Schreiner was a writer and feminist and one of the first campaigners for women’s rights. She was also a pacifist. She did not agree with British…
BiographyJosiah Tshangana Gumede
Josiah Tshangana Gumede was born on 9th October 1867 in Healdtown Village, Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape. His father, John Gumede, and his mother were…
America, Spanish conquest
All the content in this America section was developed from 2003 lessons, namely; – America in the 1500s – The Slave TradeThe content below has been modified…
BiographyThomas Benjamin Davis
Thomas Benjamin Frederick Davis, the son of Thomas Leipold, a fisherman, and Jemima Davis was born in April 1867 in Jersey, Channel Islands, a British Crown…
BiographyDali Tambo
Dali Tambo is the son of the late former ANC President Oliver Tambo and his wife Adelaide Tambo, He has two sisters, Nomathemba and Tselane Tambo. When…
BiographyStephen William Black
Stephen Black was the son of Henry and Sarah Black. He was born in September 1879 in Claremont, Cape Town and was brought up and educated under extremely poor…
BiographyFrederik van Zyl Slabbert
Frederik van Zyl Slabbert and his twin sister were born on 2 March 1940 in Pretoria to Barbara Zacharia Hagen and Petrus Johannes Slabbert. Slabbert attended…
BiographyJoe Slovo
Joe Slovo was born in Lithuania in 1926. He moved to South Africa with his parents at the age of nine. His father was a van driver in Johannesburg. Slovo…
PlaceKleinmond, Western Cape
… declared Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve , which supports over 1600 species of fynbos, of which 150 are endemic. The …
ArchiveEulogy at funeral of Dr Mantombazana Tshabalala-Msimang, by Jacob Zuma, 22 December 2009, The Cathedral of Sacred Heart, Pretoria
Comrade Mendi Msimang and the family and relatives, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, Ministers, Premiers, Deputy Ministers and MECs, Ministers from…
Afrikaner
From European to "Africaander” The modern Afrikaner is descended mainly from Western Europeans who settled on the southern tip of Africa during the middle…
ArticlePre-colonial history of Southern Africa
South Africa has one of the longest sequences of human development in the world. It begins with two million years old hominid fossils. Human Origins South…
Indian Slaves in South Africa: Notes for monograph, 26 June 1995
INTRODUCTION There has been hardly any research in India on the transport of Indians to South Africa as slaves during the Dutch settlement in the Cape of Good…
PlacePringle Bay, Cape Overberg
… Africa to be proclaimed by UNESCO , which supports over 1600 species of fynbos, 150 of which are endemic. The … Africa to be proclaimed by UNESCO, which…
BiographyReggie Vandeyar
Reggie Vandeyar was born into a poor family on 15 July 1931 in Newclare. His father was originally from India, who had come to South Africa to seek fortune. …
BiographyJohn Beaver "J.B" Marks
John Beaver (JB) Marks was born on 21 March 1903, Ventersdorp, Western Transvaal (now North West Province). His father was a railway worker and his mother, a…
BiographyJoseph Mathunjwa
Joseph Mathunjwa was born in Amatikulu in Northern Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) on 26 May 1965. He is the son of David Mathunjwa, who was a Christian preacher. He…
BiographyJoseph Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain was a British statesman, a colonial administrator and politician who went from being a radical, almost socialist liberal to an arch…
ArticleYoung Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA)
… the membership of the Party had risen to 1700 of which 1600 were black. A great deal of this advance can be …
BiographyAugust Aime Balkema
Several dutch publishers have featured prominently in the South African book industry. They include JJ van Schaik, Gerrit Bakker, Cornells Struik and AA…
PlaceSierra Leone
Sierra Leone is found in West Africa, fronting onto the Atlantic Ocean, and flanked by Liberia and Guinea.Gola-Tiwai Complex-Gola-Tiwai Complex - Sierra Leone…
ArticleXhosa
… Nguni groups began to expand their power some time before 1600. Tshawe founded the Xhosa kingdom by defeating the Cirha …
BiographyWilliam Henry Beaumont
William Henry Beaumont was born in India on 24 February 1851. His father was a Lieutenant Colonel of the 23rd Madras Light Infantry. Beaumont attended…
BiographyAshley La Grange
"My guiding principle is to work hard and live within my means. My father died when I was seven and my mother’s inheritance was embezzled, so she had to work…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Bosman Street, Pretoria
… has its aesthetic origin in the Dutch Golden Age of the 1600’s. The interior for the church is spectacular, its roof …
PlaceGreyton, Western Province
… of the Castle of Good Hope was sent here, in the late 1600's, to barter with their head man, Captain Stoffel …